Appendix - Logistics - Facilities

I strongly disagree with keeping the planned locations of disaster facilities secret until after the disaster strikes on the reasoning that you don't want people going to a location that is damaged or otherwise not open. While this may be a good policy for regional facilities (such as the New Orleans Convention Center during Katrina), it doesn't seem to make sense for first-level facilities

• Pre-announced locations are either functioning, or have a map of where people should go.
• Pre-announced locations give people a sense of what services will be available where. This applies not just to people needing help, but those able to provide help.

• Medical
  • Triage
  • First Aid
  • Staffing: likely to be retired doctors, nurses and volunteers with training. Active medical professionals are likely going to report to hospitals and other major medical centers.
• Food and Potable Water Distribution
• Distribution center
  • Food, Water
  • Contact with relief operations
    • Government (e.g., FEMA)
    • Private (e.g., Red Cross)